A researcher gives a child a deceiving contents task in which the child is asked about a crayon box with chocolates inside. From taking Psych 101 you know that the purpose of this task was most likely to measure whether the child understands:
a. object permanence well enough to make inferences about object location in the absence of visual cues
b. that minds are representational and are capable of holding false beliefs
c. that encoding strategies can be used to improve memory retrieval
d. that intentional deception but not honest mistakes tend to undermine trust
Ans: b. that minds are representational and are capable of holding false beliefs
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As he prepares for college, 17-year-old Dylan wants to improve his vocabulary and understanding of figurative language. Dylan should
A) read a wide variety of adult literary works. B) work with a study group. C) engage in extensive conversations with adults. D) enroll in a foreign-language class.